Home-made fork protection

[De Graaf van Salland]

Hi everyone,

I decided to fit some home-made protection to my stanchions.
The summer will be here soon and then a lot of flies will commit suicide against my bike; some of them against my stanchions, which is not very good for the seals.

It's a very simple piece of rubber material (rubber foam / 1 mm thick) on which I've sewn some reflective tape. Between the tape and the rubber, there's a thin strip of aluminium. They are held in position by stainless steel hose clamps:






While fitting the left one, I found out that the stanchion was a bit dirty. You've guessed it: the oil seal is leaking

Now I've got to find someone to replace that seal.
It's job I could do myself, but I'm far too busy at the moment doing other things.

GvS

[rj2para (Bisto)]

Now that is a good idea.

Protection and Reflection all in one.

and it looks better than gators.

[paulb]

Hi,
Just got some universal fork protectors from Hein Gericke, £7.99, tie wrap fit. Excellent stuff for the money.

[rj2para (Bisto)]

I assume these are the ones you have Paul?

www.hein-gericke.co.uk/gabelprotektoren-schwarz.html

You could always add some reflective tape.

[paulb]

That's the ones. A good simple fit. Can't complain.